People
said that when Dominic Toretto found out that his long-time girl
friend, Letty Mendez, was pregnant with their first child, it made
him soft. Others argued that it made him fall even more in love with
Letty than he already was.

Truth
be told, both were true to an extent. Before Letty's pregnancy, one
would be hard pressed to find Dominic Toretto engaged in an act of
affection in public. After was a different story entirely. It was
like they were teenagers again—when they'd first gotten together.

Three
and a half years later, Dominic Toretto still frequented the races,
occasionally taking on racers south of the Border. But now, he
doesn't do it because he lives for the thrill—though it still
plays a minor part.

What
he lives for now waits for him at home—his wife and daughter. Four
and a half years of marriage and Letty's still pretty much the
same—minus the trade mark scowl that, at one time, seemed set in
stone across her features.

She'd
gotten what she wanted—what she so desperately needed from Dominic
Toretto; the only thing she's ever really cared about: the promise
of forever in Dominic Toretto's arms. Her recently concluded
pregnancy had reinforced her position in his world, as well as
causing her to fall even more in love with Dominic than she'd ever
been—something she didn't think was possible.

She
was asleep on the couch when he got home—at 8:45. She'd been so
tired since the baby came. The very prospect of motherhood had scared
the living hell out of her. For Dominic, though, it had brought about
a side of Letty that—even after six years together—he was still
rarely able to catch a glimpse of.

If
this had been five years ago, one would have best been advised to get
as far away from the house as possible, lest chancing becoming swept
up in another one of Letty and Dom's all-night-long fights.

These
days, it was different—so much different. they had the house to
themselves. These days, if he came home after she'd either fallen
asleep or passed out, she was just happy that he was home. He could
pull her to her feet and hold her in his arms, moving in place to
music only he heard.

This
was what he lived for. This was his life.

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